NZQA registered unit standard
28907 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the management of resources for port
operations
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of and control port operations resources and
variables.
Classification
Stevedoring and Ports Industry > Cargo Operations
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and formal requirements relevant to this unit standard may include the
following Acts and Regulations:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Approved Code of Practice for Health and Safety in Port Operations available at
http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/information-guidance/all-guidance-items/portoperations-code-of-practice-for-health-and-safety-in;
Biosecurity Act 1993;
Customs and Excise Act 1996;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Maritime Security Act 2004.
2
Definitions
Company policies and procedures refers to relevant workplace documents which are
current and accessible to candidates, trainers, and assessors, and which comply with
legal requirements.
2
Competence in the outcomes of this unit standard may be demonstrated using case
studies or on-job situations.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of port operations resources and variables.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The implications of time variations are explained for port cargo movements.
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Range
1.2
capacity, availability, absenteeism, skill and knowledge, allocation
and monitoring, contingency planning, utilisation, downtime, team
dynamics and composition, cross-organisational communication,
seasonality, managing resource allocation in peaks and troughs,
identifying training requirements, planning for confined space,
working at heights.
Machinery resource considerations are identified for a cargo movement at a
port and machinery requirements are determined for the safe and efficient
operation of cargo movements within a port according to company policies and
procedures.
Range
1.5
management of space, marshalling cargo, space constraint
management, congestion, yard rotation, change of port, preparing
cargo for vessel sequencing, prioritisation, identification of issues,
fumigation, optimisation of available space.
Human resource considerations are identified for a cargo movement at a port,
and human resource requirements are determined for the safe and efficient
operation of cargo movements within a port according to company policies and
procedures.
Range
1.4
time capacity, supply chain consequential effects, flow-on effect
deadlines, tides, resource implications, other operations, cargo
prioritisation and sequencing, managing resource allocation in
peaks and troughs, fumigation, time critical cargos, damaged
cargo, overweight and oversized cargo, cargo time sensitivity
(deterioration effects), perishability, productivity and exchange
rates, ship movement effects (late arrival and early departure
contingency), congestion, optimisation.
The effect of cargo movement variables on storage in a port yard is explained.
Range
1.3
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fitness for purpose, safety, maintenance, capability, capacity,
availability, cost implications, back up availability, breakdown
management, environmental response, cross organisational
communication, prioritisation, seasonality.
Weather and environmental effects are identified in relation to shipping
movements at a port and contingency and planning is explained according to
company policies and procedures.
Range
effects include – shipping movements delays, precautions, effects
on cargo, cargo loading and stacking, segregation, port exposure,
mooring and lashing, biosecurity/prevalence of insects,
seasonality, temperature effects, health and safety of personnel.
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Outcome 2
Control port operations resources and variables.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Time capacity is controlled for port cargo movements in accordance with logistic
variables.
Range
2.2
Resource capacity is controlled for port cargo movements in accordance with
logistical variables.
Range
2.3
five of – capacity, availability, absenteeism, skill and knowledge,
allocation and monitoring, contingency planning, utilisation,
downtime, team dynamics and composition, cross-organisational
communication, seasonality, managing resource allocation in
peaks and troughs, identifying training requirements, planning for
confined space, working at heights.
Machinery resources are controlled for port cargo movements in accordance
with logistical variables.
Range
2.5
control of space, marshalling, sequencing and optimisation.
Labour resources are controlled for port cargo movements in accordance with
logistical variables.
Range
2.4
five of – supply chain consequential effects, flow-on effect
deadlines, tides, resource implications, other operations, cargo
prioritisation and sequencing, managing resource allocation in
peaks and troughs, fumigation, time critical cargos, damaged
cargo, overweight and oversized cargo, cargo time sensitivity
(deterioration effects), perishability, productivity and exchange
rates, ship movement effects (late arrival and early departure
contingency), congestion, optimisation.
five of – fitness for purpose, safety, maintenance, capability,
capacity, availability, cost implications, back up availability,
breakdown management, environmental response, cross
organisational communication, prioritisation, seasonality.
Weather and environmental issues are managed for port cargo movements in
accordance with logistical variables.
Range
five of – shipping movement delays, precautions, effects on cargo,
cargo loading and stacking, segregation, port exposure, mooring
and lashing, biosecurity/prevalence of insects, seasonality,
temperature effects, health and safety of personnel.
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Planned review date
28907 version 1
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31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 September 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0145
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Please note
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of study leading to that assessment.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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